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title: "On This Day in F1: 20 December"
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# On This Day in F1: 20 December
On This Day in Formula 1 20 December
[0 Grand Prix wins](#otd-races) [0 Pole positions](#otd-timeline) [1 Born, passed away](#otd-people) [0 Landmarks](#otd-timeline)
20 December in Formula 1: 1 driver was born.
## Timeline of 20 December
All 3In memoriam 2Birthday 1
1. ### 2020
1. In memoriam **Romolo Tavoni**, team principal of [Ferrari](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/ferrari-f1-information-statistics/), passed away, aged 94.
2. ### 1980
1. In memoriam **David Hodkin**, designer of the [ERA G](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-cars/era-g/), passed away, aged 56.
3. ### 1968
1. Birthday **[Karl Wendlinger](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/karl-wendlinger-information-statistics/)** is born.turns 57 today
## Born on 20 December
 **[Karl Wendlinger](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/karl-wendlinger-information-statistics/)**born 1968 · turns 57 today**4th**Best finish**5th**Best quali**7**Points finishes**41**Grands Prix
## December, day by day
Pick any date to open its page. The dots show how much F1 history a day carries.
### December
[←](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/1-november/) [→](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/1-january/)
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun [1](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/1-december/) [2](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/2-december/) [3](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/3-december/) [4](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/4-december/) [5](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/5-december/) [6](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/6-december/) [7](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/7-december/) [8](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/8-december/) [9](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/9-december/) [10](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/10-december/) [11](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/11-december/) [12](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/12-december/) [13](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/13-december/) [14](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/14-december/) [15](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/15-december/) [16](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/16-december/) [17](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/17-december/) [18](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/18-december/) [19](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/19-december/) [20](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/20-december/) [21](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/21-december/) [22](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/22-december/) [23](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/23-december/) [24](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/24-december/) [25](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/25-december/) [26](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/26-december/) [27](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/27-december/) [28](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/28-december/) [29](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/29-december/) [30](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/30-december/) [31](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/31-december/)
Red marks today; the dots show how many entries a day has.
1. Coming up this week
2. [Mon 21 Dec](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/21-december/)1962 **[Gary Hocking](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/gary-hocking-information-statistics/)** passed away, aged 25.
3. [Tue 22 Dec](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/22-december/)2012 **[Colin Davis](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/colin-davis-information-statistics/)** passed away, aged 79.
4. [Wed 23 Dec](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/23-december/)1985 **[Prince Bira](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/prince-bira-information-statistics/)** passed away, aged 71.
5. [Thu 24 Dec](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/24-december/)2000 **[John Cooper](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-designers/john-cooper/)**, designer of the [Cooper T51](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-cars/cooper-t51/), passed away, aged 77.
6. [Fri 25 Dec](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/25-december/)1934 **[Giancarlo Baghetti](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/giancarlo-baghetti-information-statistics/)** is born.
7. [Sat 26 Dec](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/26-december/)1992 **[Jan Flinterman](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/jan-flinterman-information-statistics/)** passed away, aged 73.
8. [Sun 27 Dec](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-on-this-day/27-december/)1993 **[André Pilette](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/andre-pilette-information-statistics/)** passed away, aged 75.
## 20 December in F1 history: questions
Which Formula 1 drivers were born on 20 December?
Karl Wendlinger (1968).
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